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How can philanthropy adopt a human-first approach to achieve the SDGs?
The events of the past two years have left a lasting impact on all of us. Existing inequalities have been exacerbated, both within and between countries. We’ve seen the reversal of progress on multiple Sustainable …
Interview: Rockefeller Foundation’s Elizabeth Yee on Asia, leadership, and philanthropy
Rockefeller Foundation has deep and long-standing interests in Asia. Hence the presence of Elizabeth Yee, the foundation’s Executive Vice President, Program Strategy and Chief of Staff at the AVPN Conference in Bali. She talks here …
AVPN Global Conference 2022
Over six plenaries, 42 breakout sessions, workshops, networking experiences and small group sessions, the AVPN Global Conference 2022 provided a deep-dive into the cross-cutting thematic areas that represent the most pressing challenges in the region, …
The Asian decade
This was the billing of AVPN’s first face-to-face convening since 2019 and with the return of the conference has come a new purpose and of responsibility, articulated by Naina Batra in her opening address to …
Impact is more than a buzzword
Zibran Choudhury is Communications, Partnerships & Membership Manager at Alliance magazine For more from the Pijar Foundation read Winning Asia’s future, now: Collaborative governance to close the talent gap and unlock force for good
Winning Asia’s future, now
Collaborative governance to close the talent gap and unlock force for good Covid-19, digitalisation, climate change… all these structural disruptions necessitate a new generation of talents as a force for good. This is a critical …
Inspirational visit to the Annika Linden Centre at #AVPN2022
As people started arriving in Bali for the AVPN Global Conference, we were setting up for an inspirational open day at the Annika Linden Centre. The idea was to open the space for people to …
Unmasking the influence of climate trends on Asian philanthropy
Last week, AVPN hosted their 2022 Global Conference, and Alliance asked its readers what session they would like to hear about most in a poll. The winner was ‘Unmasking the influence of climate trends on …
Alliance event: Learning from failure in philanthropy
‘If you haven’t failed, you’re not trying hard enough….’ It seems like a no-brainer. Learning from failure contributes to high-quality implementation, strategic innovation and improved governance and transparency. Yet despite the fact that all funders …
New report assesses barriers and opportunities for cross-border giving in Asia
Give2Asia has published the results of an extensive study on Unlocking Cross-border Philanthropy in Asia. The report provides a detailed analysis of the barriers to—and opportunities for—cross-border giving within Asia. Its findings are based on in-depth …
